NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The National Weather Service is offering some reassurance amid cuts from the federal government. The local office tells WGNO it shouldn't affect its operations this hurricane season.

"Even with their shortage of manpower, the Weather Service is doing everything they can to maintain the quality of their forecast," said Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes.

Just months after nearly 600 people were laid off at the National Weather Service, it was announced that over 100 jobs would be returning.

Grymes says even though it could take weeks or even months to fill the roles, he is thankful that cuts in Louisiana were not drastic.

"I don't expect to see much of a change in terms of manpower. We did pretty well on the front end in terms of that big reduction in force. I

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